Henry Austin BRUCE, 1st Baron Aberdare^[1]

1815 - 1895  (79 years)

• Birth	16 Apr 1815
  Occupation / Profession	1837 (21 years old)
  	Barrister at Lincoln's Inn
  Occupation / Profession	1847 (31 years old)
  	Deputy Lieutenant (DL) of Glamorgan
  Occupation / Profession	From 1852 to 1868 (36 years old)
  	Member of Parliament (MP) (Liberal) for Merthy Tydfil
  Occupation / Profession	From 1862 to 1864 (46 years old)
  	Undersecretary of Home Office
  Occupation / Profession	1864 (48 years old)
  	Privy Counsellor (PC)
  Occupation / Profession	From 1864 to 1866 (48 years old)
  	Vice-President of the Council of Education
  Occupation / Profession	From 1868 to 1873 (52 years old)
  	Home Office Secretary
  Occupation / Profession	From 1869 to 1873 (53 years old)
  	Member of Parliament (MP) (Liberal) for Renfrew
  Occupation / Profession	From 1873 to 1874 (57 years old)
  	Lord President of the Council
  Title	From 23 Aug 1873 to 25 Feb 1895 (58 years old)
  	1st Baron Aberdare (of Duffryn, County Glamorgan) [UK. 1873]
  Membership	1876 (60 years old)
  	Fellow, Royal Society (FRS)
  Academic degree	1880 (64 years old)
  	Honorary Doctor of Civil Law (DCL) from Oxford
  Occupation / Profession	Justice of the Peace (JP)
  Occupation / Profession	From 1880 to 1886 (64 years old)
  	President of Royal Geographical Society
  Honor	7 Jan 1885 (69 years old)  [2]
  	Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath (GCB) - Civil Division
  Death	25 Feb 1895
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	James KNIGHT   (Great Grandfather)  Sarah AUSTIN           b. Date of birth unknown             d. 2 Nov 1842  (Mother)
  Person ID	P1272	Europe
  Links To	This person is also Henry Bruce, 1st Baron Aberdare at Wikipedia
  Last Modified	7 Feb 2024

  
  

  Father	John Bruce KNIGHT           b. 23 Jul 1784             d. 19 Oct 1872 (Age 88 years) Other Partners: └─Alicia Grant BUSHBY  m. 30 Nov 1844
  Mother	Sarah AUSTIN           b. Date of birth unknown             d. 2 Nov 1842
  Marriage	5 May 1807  [1]
  Age at Marriage	John was 22 years and 10 months old. Sarah was ?? old. They were married for 35 years and 6 months.
  Family ID	F533	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Wife 1	Annabella BEADON           b. Date of birth unknown             d. 28 Jul 1852
  Marriage	6 Jan 1846  [1]
  Age at Marriage	Henry was 30 years and 9 months old. Annabella was ?? old. They were married for 6 years and 6 months.
  Children	1. Margaret Cecilia BRUCE           b. Date of birth unknown             d. 10 Apr 1978 └─ Douglas Close RICHMOND  m. 16 Sep 1869     2. Rachel Mary BRUCE           b. Date of birth unknown             d. 24 Jun 1927 └─ Augustus George VERNON-HARCOURT  m. 10 Sep 1872     3. Jessie Frances BRUCE           b. Date of birth unknown             d. 22 Jun 1940 └─ Rev. John William WYNNE-JONES  m. 3 Sep 1878 +   4. Henry Campbell BRUCE, 2nd Baron Aberdare           b. 19 Jun 1851             d. 20 Feb 1929 (Age 77 years) └─ Constance Mary BECKETT  m. 10 Feb 1880
  Family ID	F536	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jul 2023

  
  

  Wife 2	Norah Creina Blanche NAPIER           b. Date of birth unknown             d. 27 Apr 1897  [1]
  Marriage	17 Aug 1854
  Age at Marriage	Henry was 39 years and 4 months old. Norah was ?? old. They were married for 40 years and 6 months.
  Children	1. Caroline Louisa BRUCE           b. Date of birth unknown             d. 3 Feb 1915     2. Sarah Napier BRUCE           b. Date of birth unknown             d. 21 Dec 1931 └─ Montague Johnstone MUIR-MACKENZIE  m. 17 Aug 1888     3. Norah Creina Blanche BRUCE           b. Date of birth unknown             d. 26 May 1886 └─ Henry Arthur WHATELY  (Age 102 years)  m. 4 Jan 1883     4. Isabel Ellen BRUCE           b. Date of birth unknown             d. 13 Feb 1934 └─ Champion Branfill RUSSELL  (Age 85 years)  m. 12 Jul 1887     5. Elizabeth Fox BRUCE           b. Date of birth unknown             d. 14 Jan 1935 └─ Percy Ewing MATHESON  m. 9 Apr 1896     6. Pamela Georgiana BRUCE           b. Date of birth unknown             d. 30 Oct 1931     7. Alice Moore BRUCE           b. Date of birth unknown             d. 4 Nov 1951 +   8. William Napier BRUCE           b. 15 Jan 1858             d. 20 Mar 1936 (Age 78 years) └─ Emily MACMURDO  m. 5 Aug 1882     9. Charles Granville BRUCE           b. 7 Apr 1866             d. 12 Jul 1939 (Age 73 years) └─ Finetta Madelina Julia CAMPBELL  m. 12 Sep 1894
  Family ID	F538	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Jul 2023

  
  

• Sources

  [S1] Burke's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage: 107th Edition, Page 9 - Column 2 (Reliability: 3). [S3] Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Knights_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath (Reliability: 3).